How to Install and Uninstall dctrl-tools Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: December 24,2024

You can also install and uninstall the dctrl-tools on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "dctrl-tools" package

This tutorial shows how to install dctrl-tools on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "dctrl-tools" package

This guide let you learn how to uninstall dctrl-tools on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the dctrl-tools package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: dctrl-tools
Source: dctrl-tools (2.24-3)
Version: 2.24-3+b1
Installed-Size: 422
Maintainer: Rhonda D'Vine
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: grep-dctrl
Provides: grep-dctrl
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14)
Suggests: apt, debtags
Conflicts: grep-dctrl
Description: Command-line tools to process Debian package information
Description-md5: 2be4fae2cb5697a030eba7e7ef050401
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://github.com/ajkaijanaho/dctrl-tools
Tag: admin::package-management, devel::debian, implemented-in::c,
interface::commandline, role::program, scope::utility, suite::debian,
use::searching, use::synchronizing, works-with::software:package,
works-with::text
Section: utils
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/d/dctrl-tools/dctrl-tools_2.24-3+b1_amd64.deb
Size: 103648
MD5sum: edc1f9bcbba989b07acfb7364d2c85e1
SHA256: f49f4bb9c09d4a6004e1fc6477a6aa5c6732e3891835d8d80646877239aef40d